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Independent music from the west coast of Scotland has always had a kinship with psychedelic pop music from the west coast of America. Orange Juice loved the Byrds, Teenage Fanclub wanted to be in Buffalo Springfield, the Pastels adored the Electric Prunes. Dream Boys are a modern day Transatlantic love affair realized. Consisting of three Americans and one Scotsman, the Boys songs have the spirit of Postcard records filtered through the rural haze of the Paisley Underground. Pure pop with nods to New Zealand’s Flying Nun Records and an aura of psychedelia akin to the Church. The music floats around notions of time and space, love and heartbreak, the highs and lows of simply carrying on with a range of emotion and introspection. One can’t imagine these songs coming from any other band or from any other time other than now. These songs are psychedelic in the truest sense and evoke a sense of two places or states of being at one – picture a Californian sun rises on a Glasgow street or rain fall during an indian summer. Dream Boys’ music lies somewhere in between this musical dream, in love with pop music with a sincerity unmatched. For fans of the Church, R.E.M., Rain Parade, the Chills, The Clean, the Byrds, Belle and Sebastian, The La’s, Teenage Fanclub, Big Star, etc.
Quotes:
“On lead single “Born Yesterday,” the bleary-eyed lyrics about sunsets and loneliness don’t feel nearly as important as the the overall vibe that emerges as the warm, crystalline guitars swirl around each other. ” –The FADER
“With the release of their self-titled debut in September, Los Angeles’ Dream Boys will join the club of contemporary guitar bands currently revisiting the beaming, youthful melancholy of power-pop’s past…” — The FADER
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